Malaysia vs Thailand: Tonne-kilometers of air freight
Malaysia
1.91 billion million ton-km
in 2023
Thailand
1.65 billion million ton-km
in 2023
Malaysia rank
18th
Thailand rank
21st
Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time
- Malaysia
- Thailand
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1.91 billion million ton-km against 1.65 billion million ton-km in Thailand, a difference of 260.21 million million ton-km.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Thailand ahead.
Malaysia ranks 18th and Thailand ranks 21st of 180 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.37 million million ton-km | 79.28 million million ton-km | 46.91 million million ton-km | Thailand |
| 1980s | 231.73 million million ton-km | 411.69 million million ton-km | 179.96 million million ton-km | Thailand |
| 1990s | 1.04 billion million ton-km | 1.22 billion million ton-km | 186.16 million million ton-km | Thailand |
| 2000s | 2.35 billion million ton-km | 1.98 billion million ton-km | 365.04 million million ton-km | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1.84 billion million ton-km | 2.55 billion million ton-km | 712.94 million million ton-km | Thailand |
| 2020s | 1.24 billion million ton-km | 1.08 billion million ton-km | 166.73 million million ton-km | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Malaysia or Thailand?
- Malaysia, at 1.91 billion million ton-km against 1.65 billion million ton-km in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Malaysia and Thailand?
- 260.21 million million ton-km, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Malaysia ranks 18th and Thailand ranks 21st of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Tonne-kilometers of air freight. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tonnes times kilometers traveled.